How to Draw a Kid with an Umbrella

Step 1: The head

Near the top of your paper, in the middle, draw an egg for the head, narrower at the chin.

Tip Draw the head a little lower than usual: the umbrella needs room above.

Step 2: The face

Below the middle of the head draw 2 small oval eyes. Add a U nose, a smile and eyebrows.

Step 3: Tufty hair

Start on the left of the head by the eyes. Draw round tufts over the top, stop on the right.

Step 4: Neck and raincoat

Draw 2 short neck lines. From the left one draw a raincoat, left sleeve lifted, back to the right one.

Step 5: Arms and fists

From the left sleeve draw a bent arm straight up to the wrist. From the right sleeve, an arm down.

Tip The left fist will hold the umbrella.

Step 6: Legs, boots and ground

Start on the hem and draw 2 short legs down to the boots. Add tall boots and a ground line.

Step 7: Umbrella canopy

High above the head draw a wide dome with 5 bumps along the bottom. Add 4 rib lines.

Tip The canopy is wider than the kid, so the rain can't reach them.

Step 8: Umbrella shaft

From the middle of the canopy draw 2 close lines straight down to the top of the left fist.

Step 9: Rain and a puddle

Draw 7 little teardrop raindrops on both sides of the umbrella. Round the boots draw a long flat oval puddle.

Step 10: Yellow raincoat and boots

Colour the raincoat, its sleeves and the rain boots yellow.

Step 11: Peach skin, pink cheeks

Colour the face, neck, fists and legs peach, with pink cheeks.

Tip Keep the eyes white.

Step 12: Blue rain and puddle

Colour the raindrops and the puddle sky blue.

Step 13: Red umbrella, brown hair

Colour the canopy red, then the shaft and the hair brown. Go over your lines and you are done.